Free camping near Bear Flat, AZ
Yes. 32 of the 58 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bear Flat, AZ are listed as free; 12 charge a fee and 14 have no price on record. The closest free one is Ponderosa Group, 2.6 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Christopher Creek Campground, 2.2 miles northeast, with no price on record.
The 50 nearest camps to Bear Flat, AZ
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Creek Campground | 2.2 | Unpriced | Christopher Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Ponderosa Group | 2.6 | Free | Boy Tank (water) | 0.9 mi to Thompson Draw Summer Homes Unit #1 | — |
| Ponderosa Campground | 2.8 | Fee | Boy Tank (water) | 0.9 mi to Thompson Draw Summer Homes Unit #1 | — |
| Lower Tonto Creek | 3.1 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Kohls Ranch | — |
| Upper Tonto Creek Campground | 3.7 | Unpriced | Horton Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Tonto Estate | — |
| Sharp Creek Campground | 3.9 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Hunter Creek | — |
| Sharp Creek Campground | 4.0 | Fee | Hunter Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Hunter Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #2 | 5.9 | Free | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 1.7 mi to See Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| 9350 Camping Area | 6.0 | Free | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 1.8 mi to See Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #4 | 6.4 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 2.6 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Mogollon Rim Campground | 6.7 | Unpriced | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.6 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Forest Road 84 Camping Area | 6.8 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.1 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| 195 Camping Area | 6.9 | Free | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to See Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #8 | 7.2 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ | 7.3 | Fee | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.8 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Crook Campground | 7.3 | Fee | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Forest Road 9354 Camping Area | 7.4 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #3 | 7.6 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Alderwood | 7.7 | Free | Bar X Tank (water) | 4.9 mi to Spurlock | — |
| Woods Canyon Group Cg | 7.7 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Haigler Canyon | 7.8 | Free | Dry Creek Trough (water) | 4.6 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Promontory Pit Road | 7.8 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Spillway Group Campground | 7.8 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Promontory Pit Road Campground | 7.9 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Spillway Cg | 8.0 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Bear Canyon Lake and Camping Area | 8.6 | Free | Bear Canyon Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #5 | 8.8 | Free | Deer Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Forest Road 169 Camping Area | 8.9 | Free | Deer Lake (water) | 4.8 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Rim Campground | 9.1 | Unpriced | Lake Three (water) | 2.5 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Knoll Lake Campground | 9.4 | Unpriced | Clear Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Tonto Estate | — |
| Sinkhole Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Lake One (water) | 2.7 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Forest Road 171 Camping Area | 11 | Free | Lake One (water) | 2.1 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ | 11 | Free | Moss Lake (water) | 2.2 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #6 | 12 | Free | Poon Tank (water) | 2.1 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Colcord Ridge | 13 | Free | Poon Tank (water) | 2.7 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Larson Ridge Cg | 14 | Free | — | 1.3 mi to Forest Lakes | — |
| Larson Ridge Camping Area | 14 | Free | Hidden Lake (water) | 1.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Forest Road 237 Camping Area | 14 | Free | Pinto Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #7 | 14 | Free | Pinto Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Canyon Point Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Forest Lakes | — |
| Houston Mesa Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Racetrack Tank (water) | 1.8 mi to Mesa Del Caballo | — |
| Airplane Flat Campground | 15 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Upper Canyon Creek Campground | 15 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Flowing Springs Dispersed | 16 | Free | Butcher Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Flowing Springs | — |
| Valentine Ridge Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Valentine Tank (water) | 5.5 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Kehl Springs Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Quaking Aspen Canyon (stream) | 2.9 mi to Washington Park | — |
| Nelson Lake | 18 | Free | Brad Tank (water) | 2.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Brookbank | 18 | Free | Brad Tank (water) | 2.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Black Canyon Rim Campground | 19 | Unpriced | B.C. Tank (water) | 4.0 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Chevelon Canyon Lake Cg | 20 | Free | Chevelon Canyon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
The other 8 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Bear Flat, AZ.
Who manages the camps near Bear Flat, AZ
Who manages them: 58 on the Forest Service.
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests — 34 camps: 24 free, 6 fee, 4 unpriced
- Tonto National Forest — 17 camps: 8 free, 4 fee, 5 unpriced
- Coconino National Forest — 7 camps: 2 fee, 5 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 58 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bear Flat, AZ
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bear Flat, AZ, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.